Zac Efron

It took just one television movie to change young actor Zac Efron from a supporting player to a bona fide teen star. Of course, that movie was The Disney Channel's tween pop cultural phenomenon, "High...
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Actress Vanessa Hudgens has opened up about her longtime relationship with Zac Efron, confessing she got to a point where she was "fed up" with her ex-boyfriend's heartthrob status.
The High School Musical stars took their on-screen relationship off-screen, and dated for five years before splitting in 2010. And as they rose to an unexpected level of fame together, Hudgens admits she started to hate her boyfriend's female fans, who were extremely eager to meet her hunky beau. She tells the New York Times, "I went through a phase when I was really mean because I was so fed up. Girls were running after him, and I was giving them death stares. Then I realized that's not what that's about - 'Spread the love, be a good person, they support you, be nice'.'"
Hudgens has since found love with actor Austin Butler, while Efron is currently dating model Sami Miro.

"It's definitely different. I think that you have to take that kind of attention with a grain of salt, and put yourself in other people's positions... It kind of just comes with the territory... I'm not trying to hide anything in my life. If I was dating someone who wasn't in the limelight, I might have more photos on Instagram of our relationship." Model Sami Miro opens up about the unusual attention put on her relationship with Hollywood hunk Zac Efron.

Before they were gracing our big and small screens, they were strutting runways and mugging for fashion ads. Where would Hollywood be without models-turned-actors? With her new role in Paper Towns, Cara Delevingne seems to be the latest model to make the transition. And from the looks of it, it seems like she'll be successful. Here's a list of some other pretty people who have proven they can act, too! (Jury's still out on Kate Upton...)
1. Cara Delevingne
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She first appeared in Anna Karenina starring Keira Knightley, and now she’s set to star in Paper Towns, the film based on the beloved John Green novel.
2. Caitriona Balfe
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Did you know this Outlander actress was a former Victoria’s Secret model? Must be why she wears all of those 18th century corsets so well. (That gif is her walking the Marc Jacobs runway in 2003. Werk.)
3. Jaime King
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Before she was acting in Hart of Dixie and being BFFs with Taylor Swift, Jaime King modeled for Vogue and walked the runways as “James King.”
4. Shay Mitchell
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This Canadian beauty modeled all over the world before landing her Pretty Little Liars gig. But she still puts her modeling skills to good use by posting killer selfies on Instagram.
5. Ashton Kutcher
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He placed first in a "Fresh Faces of Iowa" modeling competition and dropped out of college to pursue modeling in New York. His modeling career was short-lived, though. In 1998, he landed the role of Kelso in That '70s Show.
6. Jamie Dornan
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Yes, we know he's everywhere these days, but before he was the star of Fifty Shades of Grey, Jamie was just your average smoking hot Calvin Klein model.
7. Katherine Heigl
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As a teen model in the '90s, Katherine graced the cover of Seventeen magazine and pursued acting gigs at the same time. In 1999, she got the part of Isabel Evans in Roswell, but her real acting breakout came when she landed a role on Grey's Anatomy.
8. Josh Duhamel
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Ashton Kutcher actually lost a modeling competition to Josh in 1997.
9. Emily Ratajkowski
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This model got her first big break as the topless girl in Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” video, but quickly proved she was more than just a music video babe. She landed a key role in Gone Girl and set to star opposite Zac Efron in the upcoming flick We Are Your Friends.
10. Brooklyn Decker
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Brooklyn, best known for her work as a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, made her film debut in Just Go With It and has since appeared in Battleship and What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
11. Alexis Bledel
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She was all over those Naturistics lip gloss ads (remember those?) in the late 90s before she graced our screens as Rory Gilmore in Gilmore Girls.
12. Channing Tatum
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After he was a stripper but before he became an actor, Channing was a model. He posed for ads for Nautica and Abercrombie.
13. January Jones
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Just like Betty Draper, January Jones used to be a model. But unlike Betty Draper, January went on to make an even better career for herself. And as we know from her Instagram #TBT pics, she wasn’t always so gorgeous and poised. There’s hope for everyone!
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Michelle Rodriguez credits the death of her pal and Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker for her wild 2014 antics, which included romancing both Cara Delevingne and Zac Efron. The fiery Latina admits she went "a bit crazy" in the months following Walker's car crash death at the end of 2013, adding, "A lot of the stuff I did last year I would never do had I been in my right mind."
Rodriguez tells EW.com, "I actually went on a bit of a binge... I was pushing myself to feel. I felt like nothing I could do could make me feel alive, so I just kept pushing myself harder and harder. I was travelling and I was having sex. And I was just trying to ignore everything that I was feeling."
And she admits it took her months to recover from the death of her soulmate, adding, "I could see Paul once every two years and just know there was another human on the planet who's deep like me, who loves like that.
"When that disappears, you wonder, 'Wait a minute, what do I hold on to?' There was nothing to tether me to this existence: 'Why am I f**king here? And, like, why'd you leave without me?'"
But when her wild stretch was over, she woke up one morning and knew it was time to stop being crazy and get back to living her life: "I just woke up with a profound respect for living. I stood tall one day and I said, 'You know what, Michelle? Stop f**king hiding. Go manifest'. And, all of a sudden, I picked myself up and started hustling."

Actors Seth Rogen and Zac Efron are reuniting for a sequel to hit 2014 comedy Neighbors. Director Nicholas Stoller and actress Rose Byrne will also return for Neighbors 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Fast &amp; Furious star Michelle Rodriguez fears she'll never make a good mom, because she's too much of "a lone wolf".
The 36-year-old actress, who has reportedly dated Zac Efron and Cara Delevingne in recent months, admits she's holding off on motherhood for as long as she can - or until she can find a father figure for a child.
She tells Interview magazine, "Come on. Look at me! I have absolutely nothing consistent in my life. But that's where serendipity comes in and I love that.
"One day I'm going to have to sacrifice that to bring life into the world. But the more I can hold off on that, the happier I'll be. It's scary for me. I'm a lone wolf. I run by myself on most things.
"I've got lots of really great friends, but the thought of being in a long-lasting relationship? I couldn't last more than six months with somebody, let alone have a father figure around for a kid. I mean, if I could give a kid a father figure, that would be amazing."

Actors Blake Lively, Zac Efron, and Emma Watson are among the young celebrities who have been recognised for their impact on Hollywood in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list for 2015. New mother Lively, 27, has been lauded for her foray into entrepreneurship with new lifestyle website Preserve, while Efron proved his staying power by going from High School Musical star to blockbuster film actor.
Harry Potter actress Watson's contributions outside the industry made waves last year (14) after she gave a powerful speech on feminism as a United Nations Woman Goodwill Ambassador, while Ellen Page has been praised for 'coming out' as gay last February (14).
Other celebrities on the list include Keira Knightley, Ansel Elgort, Rooney Mara and Emma Stone.

New Year's Eve always proves to be the most stressful night of the entire year. Between deciding who to spend this monstrously important evening with, formulating a plan for an actual activity, and, someone help us, what to wear, the night ends up being destroyed by stress before it even begins. In our experience, the pain of preparation outweighs the fun we have, so this year, we're decidedly ringing in 2015 with a bottle of wine and movies about people having a worse time than we are.
Everyone on board the Poseidon (The Poseidon Adventure &amp; Poseidon)
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No matter what your NYE plans are, they will not end as disastrously as these people's. They board a luxury ocean liner heading across the Atlantic Ocean that encounters a rogue wave, capsizing the ship. Water floods through the windows, and most of the ship's passengers die in the fabulous ballroom where they were partying just moments ago. We bet that $500 open bar is looking pretty good right about now.
Michelle Tanner (Full House)
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Queen of Speaking Truths, Michelle Tanner is understandably frustrated as she tries to grasp the appeal of this blasted holiday. Stay up way past your bedtime just to feel alone and make out with your dog? Whhhhyyyy?????
Bridget Jones (Bridget Jones's Diary)
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Bridget may not be having a worse holiday than you are, but she's at least having one that's just as bad. Her booze-soaked Celine-Dion-singing evening is exactly how we envision our New Year's Eve going down (don't judge!), and for that, we love her. Plus, when your resolution involves losing 20 pounds (obviously), properly discarding last night's panties, and avoiding romantic attachments to alcoholics, workaholics, commitment phobics, peeping toms, megalomaniacs, emotional fuckwits, or perverts...you're an ideal NYE BFF.
This sledge hammer (Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest)
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Though not technically a person, we still would not trade places with this construction tool under any circumstances imaginable. Only Jenny McCarthy could make us envy the unfortunate sledge hammer Miley licked.
"Little" Bill Thompson (Boogie Nights)
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William H. Macy's character in Paul Thomas Anderson's Golden Age of Porn drama is often embarrassed by his porn star wife engaging in public sexual acts with other men, usually asking him to just let her do her thing. At a NYE party marking the year 1980, Bill walks in on his wife and her lover, calmly procures a gun, and then shoots both of them before turning the gun on himself. While we may have wanted to "shoot ourselves" from the stress of the night, we think he's having a much worse night than most of us.
Chandler Bing (Friends)
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Your favorite sarcastic Friend, Chandler, is openly desperate where most of us just silently suffer. As midnight rolls around, he so pines for affection and validation that he jumps up and down demanding some action. NYE lesson to be learned: be careful what you wish for.
Ted (Four Rooms)
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Tim Roth plays a hotel bellhop on his first night of work as he navigates through four different stories, directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino. He deals with witches who need his semen (Anders' segment), reluctantly becomes a part of a married couple's hostage fantasy (Rockwell's), is stabbed with a syringe by children he's forced to babysit who set the room on fire before discovering a dead prostitute in the bed (Rodriguez's), and is finally paid to chop off a man's finger (Tarantino's). Needless to say, your night is looking a bit better.
Miranda Hobbes and Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City: The Movie)
These usually fabulous ladies had a bummer of a New Year's Eve. After learning that Steve cheated on Miranda and a disaster of a wedding attempt by Carrie and Big, the ladies opted for a depressing night in, each alone (though Miranda was with one of our best friends, Chinese food, while Carrie as with our other bestie, bed). Their nights may start out depressing, but they helped us realize that you're never alone as long as you have a best friend and a fiiiieeerce pajama/mink outfit combo.
Monica (200 Cigarettes)
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Monica is determined to throw an amazing party, but when nobody shows up at first, she becomes upset and a bit desperate. She does the only logical thing a person can do in that scenario: she gets so drunk that she passes out. Everyone ends up coming to her party, including Elvis Costello. She wakes up with a bunch of strangers on her floor and is thrilled, but her night positively sucked, if we do say so ourselves.
The entire cast of New Year's Eve
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No matter what happens on New Year's, at least you didn't star in this awful movie. Just be thankful for that.

Actor Seth Macfarlane played host on Saturday (13Dec14) when stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlize Theron and Sean Penn attended his winter wonderland-themed party. The Family Guy star turned his private residence in Beverly Hills into a snow-covered Christmas paradise for his annual bash, and some of Hollywood's most famous faces came out to spread holiday cheer.
According to Us Weekly, the guests also included Zac Efron, Kate Beckinsale, Martin Scorsese, Matt Bomer, Ashley Greene, Camilla Belle, Emile Hirsch, and Robert Pattinson and his singer girlfriend F.K.A. Twigs.
MacFarlane even took to the stage to perform some holiday songs off his new Christmas album, and according to the publication, his A Million Ways to Die in the West co-star Theron asked to conduct the orchestra backing him, to which he told her, "Charlize, if you f**k this tempo up, I swear to God!..."
Insiders say the stars were greeted by carol singers at the door, and there was even a bar made of ice, where guests wore fur coats as they gathered their drinks at the frozen stand.

Zac Efron has it all: looks, charm, and awesome dance skills. You might not think his singing is all that great (neither did Disney in the first High School Musical) but you can't deny that Zac can dance. We wanted to include every dance sequence from the High School Musical series, but some of them really shouldn't be watched multiple times.
12. The "Get'Cha Head In The Game" Dance:
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11. This come hither move from "What Time Is It":
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We are on our way.
10. When he busted a move in 17 Again:
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9. THIS moment from High School Musical 3: Senior Year:
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8. This bro chest bump from "The Boys Are Back":
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7. His dance moves were so strong, he had to teach Michelle Pfeiffer how to get down in New Year's Eve:
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6. When he was a member of the famous "We're All In This Together" Dance":
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5. Whatever this dance from Workaholics is:
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4. Pretty much any moment Troy and Gabriella danced together in the entire HSM series:
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3. When he graduated from high school to college frat boy in Neighbors:
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2. When he broke our hearts as Link Larkin in Hairspray:
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Swoon.
1. The "Bet On It" sequence from High School Musical 2:
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This comes in at #1 because there is no way you can watch this clip without smiling (and hysterically laughing). Zac sure has no problem following choreography, even if it's extremely out there, and for that, we will always love him and always remember this scene.
What is your favorite Zefron dance scene? Tweet us your answers!
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Summary

It took just one television movie to change young actor Zac Efron from a supporting player to a bona fide teen star. Of course, that movie was The Disney Channel's tween pop cultural phenomenon, "High School Musical" (2006), which elevated Efron to major league heartthrob status for his star-making turn as a high school jock who discovers his hidden love for singing. Reprising the role for a summer resort sequel (2007) and a big-screen trilogy-ender (2008), Efron continued to be singled out for excellent reviews by critics. He ascended from the hot-pink teen idol wasteland to mainstream success as the romantic male lead of the hit "Hairspray" (2007), which he confirmed by carrying his first solo success, the hit body-switching comedy "17 Again" (2009). Dramatic turns in the well-received "Me and Orson Welles" (2009) and "Charlie St. Cloud" (2010) promised future success, with Efron seemingly poised to make the difficult transition from Disney-stamped teen heartthrob to viable and respected adult actor.

Met while co-starring in "High School Musical" (2006); Dated for several years before splitting in December 2010

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"It's weird, I don't feel like I deserve any of the attention. There's really nothing but one audition for a Disney Channel movie that separates me from 2,000 other brown-haired, blue-eyed guys in LA, you know?" – Efron quoted in Details magazine, January/February 2008

"You know, everything I've done in the past has felt very safe, and it was great for a while, but now I'm looking for a place to take chances, I want to play with things." – Efron tells "Milk" director Gus Van Sant in Interview magazine, April 2009

"I was always prepared to fail. This wasn't supposed to work. There's 150 guys that are just like me, except more talented, and they probably deserve to be out here. It's a fluke." – Efron quoted in GQ magazine, May 2009